Biologist addresses ways in which management efforts can shape predator-prey interactions

A sex-changing fish called California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) plays a vital role in the food web of kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Commonly found in the waters from Baja California to Point Conception—although they can sometimes be found as far north as Monterey Bay—sheephead feed on sea urchins, whose grazing habits can wreak havoc on community composition in kelp forests.

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